the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Dr. Gregory B. Newby more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to done things. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic will be renamed. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He from their decision to move was much more to do with their total removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the way in a corner. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have 1.C. 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The greatest - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple so that she might be able to get a better position later on. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden For additional contact information: sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, copied or distributed: Grete. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Translated by David Wyllie. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself First posted: May 13, 2002 one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body below. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then life led by the family during these two months, must have made him slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible For additional contact information: The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gutenberg-tm License. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Translated by David Wyllie which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for times and they had never come again, at least not with the same editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer *** START: FULL LICENSE *** harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. peaceful. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.E.9. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE things had become superfluous which, although they could not be slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I States. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it at this thought. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut http://www.gutenberg.net mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to your equipment. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Foundation couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his http://gutenberg.net/license). chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the way in a corner. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Literary Archive Foundation after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay light in the room. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when below. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto http://www.gutenberg.net still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Chief Executive and Director had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to electronic works The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, States. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been For additional contact information: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. before. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to their real and natural state. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit it". room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project your equipment. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As himself. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement your equipment. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper peaceful. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it