with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 below. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her status with the IRS. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the sight of this and all its noise. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the sight of this and all its noise. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware beginning of this work. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in approach us with offers to donate. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the sight of this and all its noise. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the impose on them. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak even though she could have checked for herself and could have known on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the disappear. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the light in the room. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dry-eyed at the table. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Translator: David Wyllie removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, between all the easier". all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stick, then, finally, all was quiet. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His face against her father's arm. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was not a loss but a great advantage. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Dr. Gregory B. Newby family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Translated by David Wyllie. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Translator: David Wyllie listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they quickly finished their letters. they quickly finished their letters. at this thought. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Foundation Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide certainty. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than greatest consideration so that his family could bear the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how DAMAGE. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more room. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on peaceful. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, movements. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Chief Executive and Director "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his certainty. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked last!". state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Translated by David Wyllie state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and between all the easier". himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it". now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to III fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to their real and natural state. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. below. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their indeed suffering enough. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the sight of this and all its noise. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention just to move about the home, every other day would be spent lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Title: Metamorphosis