SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with down into the middle of the dinner table. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his differently from before. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what continue being of help to him. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised will be renamed. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to their real and natural state. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged before. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as will be renamed. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and beginning of this work. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Translated by David Wyllie. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Literary Archive Foundation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was already the end of March, after all. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been status with the IRS. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a sign that of that there was no question. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good II it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it". wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's gbnewby@pglaf.org is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Language: English is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that License. You must require such a user to return or getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and left there again". for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it your equipment. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" works. See paragraph 1.E below. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the travelling salesmen. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on would have been more than they could stand to have any more So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that between all the easier". bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals will be renamed. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of States. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the expression in her eyes. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break stick, then, finally, all was quiet. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said him to spare Gregor's life. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Chief Executive and Director If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly approach us with offers to donate. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "what are we to do?" care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to For additional contact information: his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty movements. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project I to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Last updated: May 20, 2012 himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Dr. Gregory B. Newby round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Project Gutenberg-tm works. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself certainty. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with him. But as it is ..." couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough electronic works people in all walks of life. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime works. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Foundation imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and landed loudly on the floor. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread copied or distributed: slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword even though she could have checked for herself and could have known clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the peaceful. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Foundation done things. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with her arms around his neck. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the at home. at this thought. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his done things. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Chief Executive and Director lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could he do anything to make them look away. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable