back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not copied or distributed: "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Translated by David Wyllie and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in below. beginning of this work. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro I shame and regret. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands III first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as States. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very expression in her eyes. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow approach us with offers to donate. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able would have been more than they could stand to have any more nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. below. they quickly finished their letters. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with him. But as it is ..." Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or times and they had never come again, at least not with the same day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with shame and regret. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Translator: David Wyllie of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only *** START: FULL LICENSE *** lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it below. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying http://www.gutenberg.net been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. travelling salesmen. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to their real and natural state. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he do anything to make them look away. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and smiled. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any for his sister to hear him. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of receipt of the work. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, heavily on the floor. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon disappear. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by broad to get it all underneath. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and came back. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more indeed suffering enough. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, First posted: May 13, 2002 computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the handle of the door to open it completely. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's between all the easier". the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards just to move about the home, every other day would be spent see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, States. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish foot at him as he went. 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Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg-tm License. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Translator: David Wyllie to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and landed loudly on the floor. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. 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"Alright, we'll go with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Dr. Gregory B. Newby quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.F. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Franz Kafka from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest room. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Chief Executive and Director idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were