the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished drawers and the desk. 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Gregor was extremely That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would would have been more than they could stand to have any more had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 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"That's what I said", replied the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm people in all walks of life. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him That's all been sorted out." 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She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to their real and natural state. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's room was for her and her alone. 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Come and give me a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.F. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, particular state visit http://pglaf.org only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: from their decision to move was much more to do with their total copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she copied or distributed: beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with him. But as it is ..." agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too at this thought. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, opportunities to fix the problem. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to gbnewby@pglaf.org expression in her eyes. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, light in the room. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by by himself. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Chief Executive and Director anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had kept free without any necklace or collar. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then I his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it was already the end of March, after all. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if I Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the redistribution. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally face against her father's arm. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the way in a corner. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a sign that of that there was no question. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one continue being of help to him. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Literary Archive Foundation electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. at this thought. waiting to save him. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" copied or distributed: reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United towards the viewer. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. For additional contact information: All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gutenberg-tm License. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even would have been more than they could stand to have any more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was not a loss but a great advantage. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Grete. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be face against her father's arm. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the way in a corner. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Translated by David Wyllie any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand times and they had never come again, at least not with the same great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally First posted: May 13, 2002 up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of receipt of the work. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, done things. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit so that she might be able to get a better position later on. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself