room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in II parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose listening to the evening conversation about what price they had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get last!". he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Translated by David Wyllie. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg-tm License. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his http://www.gutenberg.net It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Translated by David Wyllie. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and broad to get it all underneath. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I had kept free without any necklace or collar. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Project Gutenberg-tm works. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in gbnewby@pglaf.org it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm copied or distributed: imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been differently from before. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite differently from before. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Language: English destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. they quickly finished their letters. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the last!". against the door and listening. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "what are we to do?" door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to at home. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there was not a loss but a great advantage. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth first to get up and stretch out her young body. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never continue being of help to him. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Dr. Gregory B. Newby instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously down into the middle of the dinner table. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact him to spare Gregor's life. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or copied or distributed: something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I over to the window where they remained with their arms around each suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on opportunities to fix the problem. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously subject to the trademark license, especially commercial door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer so that she might be able to get a better position later on. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have they quickly finished their letters. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had light in the room. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to 1.F. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Foundation heavily on the floor. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day waiting to save him. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Literary Archive Foundation playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a travelling salesmen. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go about the same subject as there were always at least two members of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his First posted: May 13, 2002 expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side listening to the evening conversation about what price they had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, opportunities to fix the problem. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had kept free without any necklace or collar. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could dry-eyed at the table. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. my train leaves at five." after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment without anything decisive happening, without even giving the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about -