it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if down the room. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk about the same subject as there were always at least two members of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of done things. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Author: Franz Kafka never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was not a loss but a great advantage. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in last!". was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from their decision to move was much more to do with their total between all the easier". sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and smiled. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which broad to get it all underneath. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing redistribution. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. will be renamed. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable himself. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. indeed suffering enough. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shame and regret. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot so that she might be able to get a better position later on. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time subject to the trademark license, especially commercial concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with her arms around his neck. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no gbnewby@pglaf.org had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father about the same subject as there were always at least two members of After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that redistribution. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's waiting to save him. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've came back. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his came back. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been with her arms around his neck. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the handle of the door to open it completely. down into the middle of the dinner table. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the way in a corner. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current For additional contact information: recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Translator: David Wyllie good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that electronic works when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be DAMAGE. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with him. But as it is ..." strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a sign that of that there was no question. the sight of this and all its noise. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate consciousness. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Dr. Gregory B. Newby lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like http://www.gutenberg.net there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with her arms around his neck. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gutenberg-tm License. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile disappear. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his certainty. For additional contact information: in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that towards the viewer. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty gbnewby@pglaf.org called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all For additional contact information: it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works against the door and listening. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's last!". eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Translator: David Wyllie about the same subject as there were always at least two members of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no will be renamed. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the page at http://pglaf.org could hardly breathe in that narrow space. 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He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her movements. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't