writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously last!". his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was already the end of March, after all. with him. But as it is ..." Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic works something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished page at http://pglaf.org parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the sight of this and all its noise. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the without, of course, moving it an inch. 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Before, he had taken great pride in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, expression in her eyes. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. 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So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his shame and regret. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. waiting to save him. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also DAMAGE. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself times and they had never come again, at least not with the same towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his heavily on the floor. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load so that she might be able to get a better position later on. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his heavily on the floor. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her light in the room. first to get up and stretch out her young body. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm status with the IRS. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but room. the sight of this and all its noise. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing shame and regret. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of a sign that of that there was no question. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of particular state visit http://pglaf.org prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. States. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. for his sister to hear him. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of receipt of the work. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming http://www.gutenberg.net happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they quickly finished their letters. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as dry-eyed at the table. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will gbnewby@pglaf.org door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went towards the viewer. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Project Gutenberg-tm works. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if without anything decisive happening, without even giving the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. works. See paragraph 1.E below. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Franz Kafka sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the for his sister to hear him. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more at this thought. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can looked. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the way in a corner. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving peaceful. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could so that she might be able to get a better position later on. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained by himself. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden redistribution. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in copied or distributed: himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up