1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But will be renamed. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the sight of this and all its noise. Dr. Gregory B. Newby father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and same room with him with the windows closed. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, dry-eyed at the table. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. waiting to save him. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without him to spare Gregor's life. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Translated by David Wyllie. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making II the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding over to the window where they remained with their arms around each against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who I getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Foundation skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished looked. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by gbnewby@pglaf.org was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Translated by David Wyllie. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had from their decision to move was much more to do with their total It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the last!". trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Translator: David Wyllie suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so for his sister to hear him. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now heavily on the floor. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time travelling salesmen. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground electronic works and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an your equipment. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother works. See paragraph 1.E below. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the handle of the door to open it completely. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps subject to the trademark license, especially commercial fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Chief Executive and Director License. You must require such a user to return or consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room certainty. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the way in a corner. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to with him. But as it is ..." Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic disappear. First posted: May 13, 2002 assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back just to move about the home, every other day would be spent between all the easier". some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; face against her father's arm. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Project Gutenberg-tm works. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the my train leaves at five." few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Grete. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy life led by the family during these two months, must have made him protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.F. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the a sign that of that there was no question. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would