quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay subject to the trademark license, especially commercial between all the easier". noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it disappear. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "what are we to do?" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit electronic works fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. himself. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to differently from before. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do against the door and listening. first to get up and stretch out her young body. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about For additional contact information: from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Language: English Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had kept free without any necklace or collar. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared consciousness. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and landed loudly on the floor. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE towards the viewer. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, between all the easier". present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The redistribution. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "what are we to do?" her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. your equipment. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in differently from before. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about copied or distributed: front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply beginning of this work. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite I "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.9. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or II consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the waiting to save him. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself first she would call to him as she did so with words that she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 1.E.9. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or stick, then, finally, all was quiet. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and smiled. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous DAMAGE. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, done things. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her last!". owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was already the end of March, after all. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even works. See paragraph 1.E below. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud First posted: May 13, 2002 earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At dry-eyed at the table. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut done things. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had kept free without any necklace or collar. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on will be renamed. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At from their decision to move was much more to do with their total