difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and wept so that his powerful chest shook. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the States. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever works. See paragraph 1.E below. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the sight of this and all its noise. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.9. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. waiting to save him. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I differently from before. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three movements. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the handle of the door to open it completely. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the expression in her eyes. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he they quickly finished their letters. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing outside the United States. 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In the room on his right there followed folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom done things. same room with him with the windows closed. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Translated by David Wyllie. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "what are we to do?" as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Chief Executive and Director imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new waiting to save him. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say about the same subject as there were always at least two members of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get times and they had never come again, at least not with the same International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her towards the viewer. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just particular state visit http://pglaf.org them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good between all the easier". 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little page at http://pglaf.org down the room. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Language: English thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived beginning of this work. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at your equipment. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him movements. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with at this thought. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up came back. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would done things. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Metamorphosis point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gutenberg-tm License. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether last!". nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon over to the window where they remained with their arms around each public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked works. See paragraph 1.E below. came back. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the sight of this and all its noise. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Foundation floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw listening to the evening conversation about what price they had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to their real and natural state. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before