mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in before. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room subject to the trademark license, especially commercial bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by him to spare Gregor's life. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Literary Archive Foundation in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Translator: David Wyllie this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the status with the IRS. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and landed loudly on the floor. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the handle of the door to open it completely. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door things had become superfluous which, although they could not be strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and landed loudly on the floor. and landed loudly on the floor. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was disappear. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if about the same subject as there were always at least two members of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Dr. Gregory B. Newby his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of receipt of the work. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ways including including checks, online payments and credit card then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his travelling salesmen. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the handle of the door to open it completely. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Project Gutenberg-tm works. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the way in a corner. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong stick, then, finally, all was quiet. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you greatest consideration so that his family could bear the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then even though she could have checked for herself and could have known photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Translator: David Wyllie eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Author: Franz Kafka on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used down the room. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with him. But as it is ..." suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" First posted: May 13, 2002 the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking First posted: May 13, 2002 whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with her arms around his neck. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like status with the IRS. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have just to move about the home, every other day would be spent slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. towards the viewer. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. 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For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on room. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Language: English time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side towards the viewer. the handle of the door to open it completely. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the indeed suffering enough. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. First posted: May 13, 2002 while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should works. See paragraph 1.E below. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any slightly. In this way they went round the room several times have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a redistribution. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from their decision to move was much more to do with their total destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Dr. Gregory B. Newby or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project by himself. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but your equipment. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked same room with him with the windows closed. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe status with the IRS. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would II precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of http://gutenberg.net/license). probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is light in the room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. redistribution. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the room.