one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in at home. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. peaceful. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with him. But as it is ..." his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I States. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight light in the room. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of receipt of the work. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. consciousness. impose on them. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Professor Michael S. 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It understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who for his sister to hear him. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" http://www.gutenberg.net that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the looked. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully left there again". movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate last!". lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Translated by David Wyllie. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Translated by David Wyllie. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the way in a corner. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but things had become superfluous which, although they could not be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm works. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Grete. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm at this thought. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, movements. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Grete. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they quickly finished their letters. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself dry-eyed at the table. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and gbnewby@pglaf.org his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the done things. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "what are we to do?" 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees without anything decisive happening, without even giving the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it impose on them. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the II has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting I before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.F. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced light in the room. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed approach us with offers to donate. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room For additional contact information: think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Chief Executive and Director strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and landed loudly on the floor. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic consciousness. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief against the door and listening. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a sign that of that there was no question. Grete. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone my train leaves at five." even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware at home. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being travelling salesmen. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole