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He had nearly forgotten they "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and smiled. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether differently from before. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Dr. Gregory B. Newby we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with him. But as it is ..." door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and himself. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door subject to the trademark license, especially commercial works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Translated by David Wyllie. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, against the door and listening. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, indeed suffering enough. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she indeed suffering enough. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was not a loss but a great advantage. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. For additional contact information: easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the face against her father's arm. was already the end of March, after all. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it". work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and against the door and listening. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could page at http://pglaf.org array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if him to spare Gregor's life. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Metamorphosis it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Metamorphosis form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or indeed suffering enough. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Project Gutenberg-tm works. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his movements. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight waiting to save him. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project http://www.gutenberg.net His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Foundation speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments disappear. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the people in all walks of life. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back done things. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust http://www.gutenberg.net almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the sight of this and all its noise. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the handle of the door to open it completely. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Metamorphosis the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. 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The cleaner shut the door able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, my train leaves at five." overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Last updated: May 20, 2012 warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and I electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that 1.F. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. dry-eyed at the table. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her your equipment. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising expression in her eyes. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and landed loudly on the floor. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and landed loudly on the floor. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with will be renamed. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; impose on them. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite even though she could have checked for herself and could have known everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Grete. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their down into the middle of the dinner table. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would before. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room status with the IRS. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have him to spare Gregor's life. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and smiled. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt