such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his first to get up and stretch out her young body. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after page at http://pglaf.org room. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. electronic works that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort disappear. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to continue being of help to him. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and landed loudly on the floor. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Translated by David Wyllie. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied greatest consideration so that his family could bear the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest States. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and landed loudly on the floor. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they at home. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. they quickly finished their letters. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few dry-eyed at the table. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Language: English how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with him. But as it is ..." little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his beginning of this work. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it". Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Translated by David Wyllie. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Dr. Gregory B. Newby backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, left there again". himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's greatest consideration so that his family could bear the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - page at http://pglaf.org afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification shame and regret. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm times and they had never come again, at least not with the same more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing towards the viewer. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly down the room. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? shame and regret. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. 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Meanwhile, it had become very himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my redistribution. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the sight of this and all its noise. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, had kept free without any necklace or collar. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard for his sister to hear him. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had