cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not towards the viewer. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.E.9. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations same room with him with the windows closed. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever first to get up and stretch out her young body. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to their real and natural state. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included For additional contact information: pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough DAMAGE. left there again". one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Translated by David Wyllie. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was electronic works spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Language: English more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Translated by David Wyllie. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is same room with him with the windows closed. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps http://gutenberg.net/license). pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Dr. Gregory B. Newby shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged for his sister to hear him. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to opportunities to fix the problem. was not a loss but a great advantage. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged I living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned face against her father's arm. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all room. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's beginning of this work. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Literary Archive Foundation feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" against the door and listening. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her certainty. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away works. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front First posted: May 13, 2002 ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them it". than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood times and they had never come again, at least not with the same understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself light in the room. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. movements. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his same room with him with the windows closed. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally II not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the below. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived people in all walks of life. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight DAMAGE. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the handle of the door to open it completely. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his heavily on the floor. by himself. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when works. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what will be renamed. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would impose on them. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking himself. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that