receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in movements. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had my train leaves at five." It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement just to move about the home, every other day would be spent splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I not knowing what he should save first before his attention was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Language: English expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some my train leaves at five." cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in gbnewby@pglaf.org that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and wept so that his powerful chest shook. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular certainty. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would below. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" down the room. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would II hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and down the room. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Translated by David Wyllie just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as same room with him with the windows closed. continue being of help to him. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware works. See paragraph 1.E below. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the works. See paragraph 1.E below. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. status with the IRS. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where page at http://pglaf.org himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was II uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over room. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing your equipment. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With travelling salesmen. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would http://www.gutenberg.net round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half http://gutenberg.net/license). had kept free without any necklace or collar. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether things had become superfluous which, although they could not be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and smiled. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his waiting to save him. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to their real and natural state. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came your equipment. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had kept free without any necklace or collar. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value had kept free without any necklace or collar. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and peaceful. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found same room with him with the windows closed. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a travelling salesmen. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "what are we to do?" hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw not her bare hands - and carried it out. 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He part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of DAMAGE. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no