though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? came back. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread status with the IRS. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday movements. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" greatest consideration so that his family could bear the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the will be renamed. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Translator: David Wyllie don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the sight of this and all its noise. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Foundation It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could First posted: May 13, 2002 word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Translator: David Wyllie considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Translator: David Wyllie only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of receipt of the work. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Translated by David Wyllie. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the III enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, towards the viewer. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with her arms around his neck. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; shame and regret. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he do anything to make them look away. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with her arms around his neck. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Translated by David Wyllie. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had kept free without any necklace or collar. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother certainty. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the consciousness. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister gbnewby@pglaf.org International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the redistribution. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him him to spare Gregor's life. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.F.3. 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Many small donations opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest differently from before. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's page at http://pglaf.org fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dry-eyed at the table. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while works. See paragraph 1.E below. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Literary Archive Foundation "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have II electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one people in all walks of life. http://www.gutenberg.net "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from waiting to save him. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if at home. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to their real and natural state. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already at this thought. the way in a corner. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Literary Archive Foundation that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide works. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Dr. Gregory B. Newby him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and first to get up and stretch out her young body. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous