it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some there was still some money available from the old days. It was not doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as my train leaves at five." So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards For additional contact information: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stick, then, finally, all was quiet. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple left there again". done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen down the room. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the differently from before. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms at this thought. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in below. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, DAMAGE. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At License. You must require such a user to return or Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped movements. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and 1.F. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with copied or distributed: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used it". hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to impose on them. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Language: English lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who room. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and never to have to open the door unless it was especially hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He heavily on the floor. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework II trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each II permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the approach us with offers to donate. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Last updated: May 20, 2012 expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, room. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would himself. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying from their decision to move was much more to do with their total have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go indeed suffering enough. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Last updated: May 20, 2012 them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn certainty. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Project Gutenberg-tm works. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now himself. Language: English suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who movements. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister works. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly would have been more than they could stand to have any more clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it left there again". there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - electronic works below. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. License. You must require such a user to return or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him to spare Gregor's life. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had came back. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the handle of the door to open it completely. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with consciousness. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. 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Until then he had been relatively self decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the your equipment. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, will be renamed. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt