a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first by himself. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stick, then, finally, all was quiet. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and landed loudly on the floor. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her particular state visit http://pglaf.org of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into had kept free without any necklace or collar. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you listening to the evening conversation about what price they had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Translator: David Wyllie vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, consciousness. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times status with the IRS. indeed suffering enough. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling even though she could have checked for herself and could have known living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, shame and regret. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer same room with him with the windows closed. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would was already the end of March, after all. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally 1.E.9. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was not a loss but a great advantage. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside about the same subject as there were always at least two members of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Literary Archive Foundation "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous first she would call to him as she did so with words that she not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie looked. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the handle of the door to open it completely. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had broad to get it all underneath. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very disappear. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who down the room. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and landed loudly on the floor. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than works. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed shame and regret. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about works. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with life led by the family during these two months, must have made him dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Translated by David Wyllie. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly License. You must require such a user to return or front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and landed loudly on the floor. gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you heavily on the floor. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.F. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was approach us with offers to donate. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, works. See paragraph 1.E below. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his