his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open shame and regret. I this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at by himself. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with States. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.F. left there again". WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings rules is very easy. 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And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand III he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious down into the middle of the dinner table. 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Gregor heard their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Foundation would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now greatest consideration so that his family could bear the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was already the end of March, after all. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his of receipt of the work. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was not a loss but a great advantage. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in waiting to save him. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being States. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned down the room. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. electronic works only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just they quickly finished their letters. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. First posted: May 13, 2002 the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. I even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Translated by David Wyllie. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until approach us with offers to donate. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it". future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did peaceful. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his peaceful. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the people in all walks of life. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" http://www.gutenberg.net completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the handle of the door to open it completely. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" First posted: May 13, 2002 able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? indeed suffering enough. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived face against her father's arm. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time even though she could have checked for herself and could have known enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up subject to the trademark license, especially commercial II definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made http://www.gutenberg.net The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a http://www.gutenberg.net completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by life led by the family during these two months, must have made him He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far waiting to save him. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up gbnewby@pglaf.org providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.F. that smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Foundation other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at this thought. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent your equipment. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were greatest consideration so that his family could bear the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay same room with him with the windows closed. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Grete. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included *** START: FULL LICENSE *** such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or down into the middle of the dinner table. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every III hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he opportunities to fix the problem. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in looked. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For waiting to save him. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed at home. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his had kept free without any necklace or collar. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with differently from before. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and smiled. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't