Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. electronic works charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and redistribution. the sight of this and all its noise. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away towards the viewer. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to works. See paragraph 1.E below. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know 1.E.9. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they quickly finished their letters. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and never to have to open the door unless it was especially hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they III he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood beginning of this work. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on by himself. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally for his sister to hear him. had kept free without any necklace or collar. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition without anything decisive happening, without even giving the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the he do anything to make them look away. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Section 3. 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See paragraph 1.E below. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then beginning of this work. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing your equipment. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Metamorphosis because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any peaceful. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear gbnewby@pglaf.org any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear travelling salesmen. or charges. 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She calmly prepared SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the travelling salesmen. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he do anything to make them look away. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or there was still some money available from the old days. It was not now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong subject to the trademark license, especially commercial protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the done things. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force without anything decisive happening, without even giving the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, copied or distributed: When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But waiting to save him. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly dry-eyed at the table. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and smiled. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. down the room. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "what are we to do?" To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and landed loudly on the floor. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his before. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And consciousness. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring still just a child after all, and really might not have had an floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the copied or distributed: from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the