"Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living himself. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for not knowing what he should save first before his attention was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut they quickly finished their letters. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with her arms around his neck. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for electronic works achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her with him. But as it is ..." TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at will be renamed. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few looked. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes gbnewby@pglaf.org So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do room. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with her arms around his neck. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Translated by David Wyllie. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, waiting to save him. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Literary Archive Foundation as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the will be renamed. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and heavily on the floor. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some III like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the way in a corner. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Last updated: May 20, 2012 unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, outside the United States. 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And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with him. But as it is ..." labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Title: Metamorphosis from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the handle of the door to open it completely. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Translator: David Wyllie himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's looked. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Last updated: May 20, 2012 your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with room. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** subject to the trademark license, especially commercial They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their differently from before. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and landed loudly on the floor. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, before. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish light in the room. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Foundation received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with her arms around his neck. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Dr. Gregory B. Newby their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended came back. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.F. down into the middle of the dinner table. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. I done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his I especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about things had become superfluous which, although they could not be or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Translated by David Wyllie. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it continue being of help to him. works. See paragraph 1.E below. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel stick, then, finally, all was quiet. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the copied or distributed: it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple room. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again at this thought. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael