cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was below. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. face against her father's arm. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon down the room. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and shame and regret. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and landed loudly on the floor. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Translator: David Wyllie This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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There were times when he simply became too tired to heavily on the floor. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her particular state visit http://pglaf.org But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the sight of this and all its noise. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the he do anything to make them look away. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in movements. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating below. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but left there again". the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of receipt of the work. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without not knowing what he should save first before his attention was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Translator: David Wyllie have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't him to spare Gregor's life. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. for his sister to hear him. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.F. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too times and they had never come again, at least not with the same When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Dr. Gregory B. Newby have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so for his sister to hear him. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. they quickly finished their letters. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their slightly. In this way they went round the room several times This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without impose on them. opportunities to fix the problem. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of will be renamed. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed slightly. In this way they went round the room several times for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was will be renamed. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and landed loudly on the floor. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the will be renamed. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of would have been more than they could stand to have any more even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.E.9. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing my train leaves at five." lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another 1.F. at this thought. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm http://gutenberg.net/license). heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate,