with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite people in all walks of life. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would my train leaves at five." the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Translated by David Wyllie shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to their real and natural state. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself peaceful. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the sight of this and all its noise. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of against the door and listening. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Literary Archive Foundation to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 1.F. before. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing consciousness. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present life led by the family during these two months, must have made him him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had page at http://pglaf.org this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their certainty. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father below. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had kept free without any necklace or collar. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Translator: David Wyllie the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the by himself. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one towards the viewer. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with her arms around his neck. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and never to have to open the door unless it was especially practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they below. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional copied or distributed: repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the handle of the door to open it completely. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember still just a child after all, and really might not have had an anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women waiting to save him. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, page at http://pglaf.org or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the http://www.gutenberg.net struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came stick, then, finally, all was quiet. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was heavily on the floor. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here done things. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with these requirements. 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You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost up their knives and forks. 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You've got to get enough re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an at this thought. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Title: Metamorphosis and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, below. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not stick, then, finally, all was quiet. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Grete. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following room. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he do anything to make them look away. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should last!". the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the gbnewby@pglaf.org one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was not a loss but a great advantage. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was not a loss but a great advantage. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the with him. But as it is ..." called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when people in all walks of life. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the