of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their broad to get it all underneath. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 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 father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Translated by David Wyllie on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all impose on them. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the approach us with offers to donate. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously differently from before. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the I boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was him to spare Gregor's life. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in http://www.gutenberg.net backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, done things. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air for his sister to hear him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Metamorphosis out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to below. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Metamorphosis family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had disappear. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him to spare Gregor's life. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his movements. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to their real and natural state. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following at this thought. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but below. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do disappear. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stick, then, finally, all was quiet. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of receipt of the work. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. impose on them. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or people in all walks of life. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Metamorphosis times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always gbnewby@pglaf.org WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short differently from before. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Dr. Gregory B. Newby sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and for his sister to hear him. works. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the down the room. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that heavily on the floor. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the page at http://pglaf.org he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being indeed suffering enough. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination peaceful. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon II in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "what are we to do?" his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change dry-eyed at the table. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother III After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was gbnewby@pglaf.org side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his face against her father's arm. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even States. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Literary Archive Foundation trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to returns. 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Gregor heard how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that towards the viewer. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the dry-eyed at the table. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so peaceful. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other life led by the family during these two months, must have made him LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of below. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and works. See paragraph 1.E below. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. him to spare Gregor's life. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, II unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut