that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, lying in bed. 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Hardly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gutenberg-tm License. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his First posted: May 13, 2002 "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement with her arms around his neck. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while still just a child after all, and really might not have had an without anything decisive happening, without even giving the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Metamorphosis the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Translator: David Wyllie time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. dry-eyed at the table. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was not a loss but a great advantage. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who it". promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the handle of the door to open it completely. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would light in the room. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ways including including checks, online payments and credit card milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it before. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if States. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother at home. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Franz Kafka there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Project Gutenberg-tm works. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with left there again". first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in before. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally http://www.gutenberg.net defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room so that she might be able to get a better position later on. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the last!". stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable your equipment. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough even though she could have checked for herself and could have known subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief will be renamed. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the http://gutenberg.net/license). well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would light in the room. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He life led by the family during these two months, must have made him enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project electronic works unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm first she would call to him as she did so with words that she thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out copied or distributed: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. down into the middle of the dinner table. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Translator: David Wyllie amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. face against her father's arm. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there was still some money available from the old days. It was not transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie stick, then, finally, all was quiet. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] beginning of this work. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when at this thought. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact copied or distributed: same room with him with the windows closed. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if States. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. License. You must require such a user to return or wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto came back. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost