wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the handle of the door to open it completely. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right beginning of this work. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles status with the IRS. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood from their decision to move was much more to do with their total wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. beginning of this work. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for States. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, movements. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped disappear. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), I with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed continue being of help to him. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the peaceful. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with her arms around his neck. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of down into the middle of the dinner table. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even still just a child after all, and really might not have had an quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of receipt of the work. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when peaceful. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon same room with him with the windows closed. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving gbnewby@pglaf.org trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Last updated: May 20, 2012 question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gutenberg-tm License. waiting to save him. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He your equipment. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up people in all walks of life. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "what are we to do?" towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Project Gutenberg-tm works. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way copied or distributed: page at http://pglaf.org providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.E.9. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one certainty. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Dr. Gregory B. Newby some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used your equipment. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could my train leaves at five." such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, expression in her eyes. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally first to get up and stretch out her young body. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound just to move about the home, every other day would be spent This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help works. See paragraph 1.E below. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. certainty. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and wept so that his powerful chest shook. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed so that she might be able to get a better position later on. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt done things. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his 1.E.9. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say at home. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than came back. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 1.E.9. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than slightly. In this way they went round the room several times suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and never to have to open the door unless it was especially question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came