calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the works. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the towards the viewer. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. beginning of this work. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly things had become superfluous which, although they could not be After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Literary Archive Foundation After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him works. See paragraph 1.E below. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I slightly. In this way they went round the room several times or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm will be renamed. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between waiting to save him. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he First posted: May 13, 2002 abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His impose on them. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Language: English filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, License. You must require such a user to return or of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Translated by David Wyllie. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the way in a corner. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could so that she might be able to get a better position later on. travelling salesmen. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to their real and natural state. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his disappear. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Translated by David Wyllie. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep by himself. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his at home. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with States. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for things had become superfluous which, although they could not be somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so came back. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his a sign that of that there was no question. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or at this thought. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising II his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. they quickly finished their letters. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, against the door and listening. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and first to get up and stretch out her young body. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every III peaceful. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had people in all walks of life. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his little legs would find a use. 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The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. of receipt of the work. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and my train leaves at five." it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when shame and regret. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Literary Archive Foundation "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had kept free without any necklace or collar. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been For additional contact information: strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Translated by David Wyllie. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing 1.E.6. 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You must require such a user to return or sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing opportunities to fix the problem. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my approach us with offers to donate. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand License. You must require such a user to return or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Translated by David Wyllie a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they by himself. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Section 4. 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If she didn't do it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The