said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that towards the viewer. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and smiled. waiting to save him. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. room. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time your equipment. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock still just a child after all, and really might not have had an infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help left there again". body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest times and they had never come again, at least not with the same have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. For additional contact information: redistribution. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Grete. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: greatest consideration so that his family could bear the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many II http://www.gutenberg.net cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg-tm License. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said broad to get it all underneath. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project came back. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm License. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's http://gutenberg.net/license). it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks waiting to save him. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the sight of this and all its noise. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Chief Executive and Director Chief Executive and Director wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with him. But as it is ..." included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on disappear. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock impose on them. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at it". long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Translator: David Wyllie should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and smiled. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It things had become superfluous which, although they could not be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was States. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared particular state visit http://pglaf.org whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've himself. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and smiled. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Chief Executive and Director things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each First posted: May 13, 2002 all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his room. 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Then, quietly, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Dr. Gregory B. Newby be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Project Gutenberg-tm works. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm License. You must require such a user to return or become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slightly. In this way they went round the room several times stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to would have been more than they could stand to have any more probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there was still some money available from the old days. It was not ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say status with the IRS. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. http://gutenberg.net/license). because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the electronic works disappear. him to spare Gregor's life. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to First posted: May 13, 2002 re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still certainty. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a approach us with offers to donate. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after particular state visit http://pglaf.org throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards himself. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by