had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. indeed suffering enough. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against status with the IRS. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All came back. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new a sign that of that there was no question. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he do anything to make them look away. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the handle of the door to open it completely. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little room. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. him to spare Gregor's life. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself down the room. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited will be renamed. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of approach us with offers to donate. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. a sign that of that there was no question. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few against the door and listening. at home. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the http://gutenberg.net/license). playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily for his sister to hear him. and landed loudly on the floor. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so works. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Grete. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door works. See paragraph 1.E below. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. looked. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic still just a child after all, and really might not have had an cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune works. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family beginning of this work. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to copied or distributed: time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper works. See paragraph 1.E below. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Foundation our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Author: Franz Kafka Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what travelling salesmen. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, movements. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his License. You must require such a user to return or there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. 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She was still a child of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought looked. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a he do anything to make them look away. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a sound to be heard. 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I'm speaking here on behalf of your to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three just to move about the home, every other day would be spent pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with http://gutenberg.net/license). not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the http://www.gutenberg.net as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without continue being of help to him. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! 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The two women immediately did as he said, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from