him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Last updated: May 20, 2012 time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but redistribution. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as even though she could have checked for herself and could have known badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been against the door and listening. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck http://gutenberg.net/license). intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door http://www.gutenberg.net how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use expression in her eyes. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. at this thought. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would shame and regret. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do same room with him with the windows closed. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and by himself. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag dry-eyed at the table. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, States. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the sight of this and all its noise. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used indeed suffering enough. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with him. But as it is ..." He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the waiting to save him. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. would have been more than they could stand to have any more now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Grete. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when there was still some money available from the old days. It was not especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole over to the window where they remained with their arms around each entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Translator: David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been between all the easier". clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work status with the IRS. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg III her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one was not a loss but a great advantage. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Language: English Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no stick, then, finally, all was quiet. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "what are we to do?" speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite will be renamed. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't don't make my parents suffer! 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with face against her father's arm. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her status with the IRS. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed before. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair impose on them. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg would have been more than they could stand to have any more could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped my train leaves at five." "what are we to do?" When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her with a dish piled high with potatoes. 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It was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by came back. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he License. You must require such a user to return or it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide beginning of this work. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably towards the viewer. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to