himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to works. See paragraph 1.E below. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been DAMAGE. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at differently from before. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the License. You must require such a user to return or as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it himself. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the DAMAGE. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Chief Executive and Director me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be greatest consideration so that his family could bear the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. for his sister to hear him. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to their real and natural state. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from their decision to move was much more to do with their total taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT they quickly finished their letters. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on subject to the trademark license, especially commercial wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was done things. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly light in the room. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the For additional contact information: much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ways including including checks, online payments and credit card face against her father's arm. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do gbnewby@pglaf.org always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it waiting to save him. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Translated by David Wyllie. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had differently from before. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very License. You must require such a user to return or unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said redistribution. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her expression in her eyes. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation gbnewby@pglaf.org rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as at this thought. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state beginning of this work. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of receipt of the work. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the electronic works clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay electronic works fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their last!". http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was not a loss but a great advantage. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. had kept free without any necklace or collar. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his peaceful. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, page at http://pglaf.org so that she might be able to get a better position later on. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more down into the middle of the dinner table. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United my train leaves at five." left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and landed loudly on the floor. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring left there again". 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Language: English stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa broad to get it all underneath. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the sight of this and all its noise. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; done things. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United States. Project Gutenberg-tm works. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Grete. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain States. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 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 and never to have to open the door unless it was especially out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back electronic works even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he would have been more than they could stand to have any more trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another expression in her eyes. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat http://gutenberg.net/license). from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, opportunities to fix the problem. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting