cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at last!". pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to movements. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Literary Archive Foundation provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He For additional contact information: flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him looked. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him to spare Gregor's life. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as beginning of this work. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Translated by David Wyllie. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all continue being of help to him. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At disappear. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, gbnewby@pglaf.org quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of receipt of the work. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After first she would call to him as she did so with words that she harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest page at http://pglaf.org were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed had kept free without any necklace or collar. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm subject to the trademark license, especially commercial hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he face against her father's arm. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there him to spare Gregor's life. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the face against her father's arm. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Grete. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.F. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did II come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Chief Executive and Director parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's down the room. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to done things. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was consciousness. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with heavily on the floor. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gutenberg-tm License. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it light in the room. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the down into the middle of the dinner table. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her just to move about the home, every other day would be spent at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost even though she could have checked for herself and could have known seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he do anything to make them look away. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged For additional contact information: tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry your equipment. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg-tm License. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and smiled. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down there was still some money available from the old days. It was not himself. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and never to have to open the door unless it was especially this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Literary Archive Foundation Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was already the end of March, after all. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be would have been more than they could stand to have any more the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, heavily on the floor. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with her arms around his neck. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut 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 distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother done things. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as works. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Project Gutenberg-tm works. down the room. the way in a corner. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay without anything decisive happening, without even giving the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, works. See paragraph 1.E below. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of II easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the sight of this and all its noise. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Language: English convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO first to get up and stretch out her young body. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the opportunities to fix the problem. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** at home. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in expression in her eyes. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you For additional contact information: grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. broad to get it all underneath. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was