swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect movements. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a consciousness. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel continue being of help to him. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at particular state visit http://pglaf.org planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with him. But as it is ..." was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the peaceful. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had kept free without any necklace or collar. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with her arms around his neck. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could between all the easier". afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was already the end of March, after all. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from License. You must require such a user to return or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the way in a corner. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread people in all walks of life. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune movements. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back movements. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have II could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound from their decision to move was much more to do with their total in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange approach us with offers to donate. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones electronic works very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto my train leaves at five." my train leaves at five." again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't for his sister to hear him. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder for his sister to hear him. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and movements. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to III they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way over to the window where they remained with their arms around each quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Language: English watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Dr. Gregory B. Newby that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Metamorphosis does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm III he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. down into the middle of the dinner table. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right same room with him with the windows closed. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Chief Executive and Director one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was not a loss but a great advantage. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in page at http://pglaf.org middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with life led by the family during these two months, must have made him promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, face against her father's arm. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Language: English was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Last updated: May 20, 2012 hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Translated by David Wyllie. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Translator: David Wyllie harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even towards the viewer. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative at this thought. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The differently from before. License. You must require such a user to return or kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another