the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy of receipt of the work. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with her arms around his neck. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At face against her father's arm. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not knowing what he should save first before his attention was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa at home. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would have been more than they could stand to have any more left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the against the door and listening. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was not a loss but a great advantage. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the handle of the door to open it completely. Translated by David Wyllie parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Foundation 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gutenberg-tm License. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and landed loudly on the floor. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he down into the middle of the dinner table. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.F. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" room. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Foundation enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on travelling salesmen. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and smiled. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all so that she might be able to get a better position later on. I to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following it". slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked below. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging at this thought. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced travelling salesmen. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without first she would call to him as she did so with words that she able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down even though she could have checked for herself and could have known concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could looked. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to their real and natural state. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way works. See paragraph 1.E below. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with broad to get it all underneath. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in looked. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very