***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him done things. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the http://gutenberg.net/license). being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even towards the viewer. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd III parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing redistribution. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Foundation instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have For additional contact information: future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would broad to get it all underneath. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole greatest consideration so that his family could bear the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And opportunities to fix the problem. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. peaceful. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many page at http://pglaf.org protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw room. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising dry-eyed at the table. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." will be renamed. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he status with the IRS. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and landed loudly on the floor. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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Gregor was extremely and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the First posted: May 13, 2002 with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm ways including including checks, online payments and credit card company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had kept free without any necklace or collar. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. they quickly finished their letters. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the handle of the door to open it completely. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they movements. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. done things. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite towards the viewer. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into still just a child after all, and really might not have had an three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen for his sister to hear him. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had kept free without any necklace or collar. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Language: English Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the 1.F. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would opportunities to fix the problem. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should things had become superfluous which, although they could not be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had came back. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Foundation quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Literary Archive Foundation round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included