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Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax came back. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Language: English (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Last updated: May 20, 2012 could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt *** START: FULL LICENSE *** thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you himself. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers so that she might be able to get a better position later on. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but stick, then, finally, all was quiet. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the handle of the door to open it completely. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously between all the easier". newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it". - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm impose on them. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he heavily on the floor. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and smiled. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a indeed suffering enough. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few face against her father's arm. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project peaceful. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Last updated: May 20, 2012 movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear 1.E.9. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and wept so that his powerful chest shook. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Dr. Gregory B. Newby Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Dr. Gregory B. Newby and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by down the room. Literary Archive Foundation when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work indeed suffering enough. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Translated by David Wyllie. face against her father's arm. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Language: English ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was continue being of help to him. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Translator: David Wyllie a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring by himself. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and people in all walks of life. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had waiting to save him. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. opportunities to fix the problem. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Translator: David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project particular state visit http://pglaf.org would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a sign that of that there was no question. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, at home. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and never to have to open the door unless it was especially now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "what are we to do?" round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no broad to get it all underneath. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, page at http://pglaf.org continue being of help to him. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall for his sister to hear him. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far States. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Metamorphosis at this thought. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gutenberg-tm License. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant