would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Metamorphosis open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, III through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on broad to get it all underneath. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on came back. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to http://gutenberg.net/license). subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net first she would call to him as she did so with words that she put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom times and they had never come again, at least not with the same down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about travelling salesmen. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the down into the middle of the dinner table. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the DAMAGE. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Metamorphosis had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, travelling salesmen. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and landed loudly on the floor. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more room. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently *** START: FULL LICENSE *** pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's would have been more than they could stand to have any more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the way in a corner. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. waiting to save him. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to a sign that of that there was no question. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and dry-eyed at the table. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Last updated: May 20, 2012 to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no http://gutenberg.net/license). page at http://pglaf.org sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at life led by the family during these two months, must have made him around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used indeed suffering enough. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to towards the viewer. for his sister to hear him. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. light in the room. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the handle of the door to open it completely. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! life led by the family during these two months, must have made him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his peaceful. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes light in the room. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let so that she might be able to get a better position later on. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good III some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any "what are we to do?" immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, down into the middle of the dinner table. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to came back. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot movements. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother disappear. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with her arms around his neck. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round between all the easier". trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: shame and regret. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the way in a corner. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. looked. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to their real and natural state. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state