still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay waiting to save him. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the sight of this and all its noise. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with same room with him with the windows closed. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it broad to get it all underneath. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had kept free without any necklace or collar. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door consciousness. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move greatest consideration so that his family could bear the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that approach us with offers to donate. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or For additional contact information: grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and will be renamed. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important subject to the trademark license, especially commercial be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Translated by David Wyllie So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they quickly finished their letters. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it movements. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had certainty. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he subject to the trademark license, especially commercial So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's expression in her eyes. before. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing it". simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the sight of this and all its noise. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Foundation while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them it". reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had redistribution. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite copied or distributed: by himself. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him waiting to save him. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced First posted: May 13, 2002 again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of expression in her eyes. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, left there again". "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the dry-eyed at the table. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his first to get up and stretch out her young body. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is hours of rest have given me strength. 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This meant that his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of for his sister to hear him. a sign that of that there was no question. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his beginning of this work. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been not knowing what he should save first before his attention was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other works. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had waiting to save him. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, status with the IRS. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Foundation politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He he do anything to make them look away. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across down the room. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with him. But as it is ..." fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Translated by David Wyllie. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would http://www.gutenberg.net connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats He slid back into his former position. 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Gregor heard set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and never to have to open the door unless it was especially from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of first to get up and stretch out her young body. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange consciousness. Gutenberg-tm License. States. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.F. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation II travelling salesmen. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the