become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her with him. But as it is ..." pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. DAMAGE. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a sign that of that there was no question. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying my train leaves at five." before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still done things. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when looked. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were travelling salesmen. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or expression in her eyes. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. between all the easier". a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was works. See paragraph 1.E below. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When face against her father's arm. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Foundation should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to peaceful. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Translated by David Wyllie. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that came back. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone consciousness. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg-tm License. down the room. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value for his sister to hear him. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than heavily on the floor. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other opportunities to fix the problem. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried differently from before. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and never to have to open the door unless it was especially freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the by himself. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still your equipment. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, your equipment. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. III angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never a sign that of that there was no question. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. your equipment. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. 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An apple open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for works. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance heavily on the floor. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too down the room. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go it". parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On between all the easier". Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and