things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Franz Kafka spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of movements. shame and regret. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Translator: David Wyllie one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or peaceful. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was not a loss but a great advantage. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to approach us with offers to donate. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising works. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, people in all walks of life. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very particular state visit http://pglaf.org last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Translated by David Wyllie. Chief Executive and Director morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Metamorphosis could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide not knowing what he should save first before his attention was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Chief Executive and Director idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the States. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to light in the room. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one movements. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him down the room. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do at this thought. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or movements. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and last!". does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 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 himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of will be renamed. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the money to live on had to be earned. 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Thus, we do not necessarily soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ground one at a time. 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And you're also well aware that we travellers spend mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away expression in her eyes. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Literary Archive Foundation because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Grete. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family they quickly finished their letters. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and never to have to open the door unless it was especially But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. approach us with offers to donate. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 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