planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, was not a loss but a great advantage. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Chief Executive and Director and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he impose on them. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted then? 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The gentlemen bent over the dishes rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with her arms around his neck. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me life led by the family during these two months, must have made him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 1.E.4. 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It was clear that no-one would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to their real and natural state. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if not knowing what he should save first before his attention was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but movements. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some States. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed waiting to save him. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over will be renamed. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot travelling salesmen. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready broad to get it all underneath. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gutenberg-tm License. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at particular state visit http://pglaf.org his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards broad to get it all underneath. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost consciousness. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. States. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him to spare Gregor's life. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Title: Metamorphosis towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Language: English them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about room. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and quarrel which could only end in their favour. 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All he had done was begin to turn round so that he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for gbnewby@pglaf.org the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned works. See paragraph 1.E below. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Language: English come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Translated by David Wyllie. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the at home. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect first she would call to him as she did so with words that she room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his looked. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed gbnewby@pglaf.org looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was not a loss but a great advantage. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if ways including including checks, online payments and credit card left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Translator: David Wyllie screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his indeed suffering enough. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying gbnewby@pglaf.org dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the sight of this and all its noise. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had at home. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on impose on them. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought for his sister to hear him. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gutenberg-tm License. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the done things. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister