household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy even though she could have checked for herself and could have known must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown 1.E.6. 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It was so quiet all around too, even though there that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. at home. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found expression in her eyes. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him greatest consideration so that his family could bear the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was not a loss but a great advantage. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women same room with him with the windows closed. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to particular state visit http://pglaf.org sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Grete. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak your equipment. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the way in a corner. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Translated by David Wyllie. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. opportunities to fix the problem. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when copied or distributed: ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide waiting to save him. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can DAMAGE. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide times and they had never come again, at least not with the same leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to their real and natural state. was not a loss but a great advantage. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he looked. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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Later, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way will be renamed. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and wept so that his powerful chest shook. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a by himself. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still particular state visit http://pglaf.org called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the him to spare Gregor's life. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Literary Archive Foundation convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition people in all walks of life. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower 1.E.9. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able things had become superfluous which, although they could not be continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages with him. But as it is ..." re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do just to move about the home, every other day would be spent protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you same room with him with the windows closed. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you not knowing what he should save first before his attention was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself same room with him with the windows closed. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Literary Archive Foundation must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had left there again". whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all page at http://pglaf.org confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Translated by David Wyllie 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he between all the easier". enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving your equipment. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Grete. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment your equipment. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important page at http://pglaf.org two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Grete. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she status with the IRS. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total things had become superfluous which, although they could not be exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Translated by David Wyllie. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Grete. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change just to move about the home, every other day would be spent noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was beginning of this work. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just broad to get it all underneath.