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They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies opportunities to fix the problem. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even though she could have checked for herself and could have known stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. consciousness. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would have been more than they could stand to have any more is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Translator: David Wyllie samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed differently from before. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably III boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Translated by David Wyllie. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Language: English playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Dr. Gregory B. Newby key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. peaceful. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Translated by David Wyllie. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the darkness. 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Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and smiled. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; status with the IRS. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had http://gutenberg.net/license). mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't came back. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 1.E.9. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed for his sister to hear him. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only below. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living First posted: May 13, 2002 If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then indeed suffering enough. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email face against her father's arm. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very room. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an same room with him with the windows closed. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many light in the room. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up approach us with offers to donate. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was already the end of March, after all. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with came back. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did redistribution. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO below. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether