electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by himself. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest particular state visit http://pglaf.org suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head *** START: FULL LICENSE *** head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded came back. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck himself. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be expression in her eyes. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest indeed suffering enough. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.E.9. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Translated by David Wyllie. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ways including including checks, online payments and credit card worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to their real and natural state. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very below. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can peaceful. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "what are we to do?" fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.F. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right face against her father's arm. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Translated by David Wyllie "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" about the same subject as there were always at least two members of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he gbnewby@pglaf.org with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself between all the easier". the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him room. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.E.9. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still for his sister to hear him. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate continue being of help to him. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be differently from before. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's II breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already last!". inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "what are we to do?" that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime status with the IRS. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his For additional contact information: dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And himself. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Translated by David Wyllie. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's he do anything to make them look away. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted would have been more than they could stand to have any more come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the sight of this and all its noise. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free redistribution. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that towards the viewer. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought came back. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had towards the viewer. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair had kept free without any necklace or collar. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, III must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ways including including checks, online payments and credit card around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Section 2. 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Many small donations middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously there was still some money available from the old days. It was not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Author: Franz Kafka Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Metamorphosis hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the electronic works jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework