had kept free without any necklace or collar. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Last updated: May 20, 2012 made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had page at http://pglaf.org lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the waiting to save him. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and landed loudly on the floor. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself certainty. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Translated by David Wyllie thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was gbnewby@pglaf.org father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on your equipment. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, opportunities to fix the problem. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for heavily on the floor. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would with her arms around his neck. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do works. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the I Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative particular state visit http://pglaf.org his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Translated by David Wyllie. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it". assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to your equipment. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the against the door and listening. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Metamorphosis around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but works. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help things had become superfluous which, although they could not be his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been are removed. 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THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could down into the middle of the dinner table. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", gbnewby@pglaf.org forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed against the door and listening. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination approach us with offers to donate. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had down the room. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up things had become superfluous which, although they could not be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "what are we to do?" Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange travelling salesmen. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Chief Executive and Director electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without would have been more than they could stand to have any more and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could movements. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that was not a loss but a great advantage. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, status with the IRS. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, looked. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after consciousness. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room gbnewby@pglaf.org falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home III LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Language: English such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Foundation Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very status with the IRS. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and at this thought. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.F.3. 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Gregor was extremely seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important times and they had never come again, at least not with the same this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than