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Email contact links and up to date contact naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had kept free without any necklace or collar. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the sight of this and all its noise. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way http://www.gutenberg.net company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without approach us with offers to donate. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Grete. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project http://www.gutenberg.net now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation done things. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as at this thought. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her slightly. In this way they went round the room several times windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different at home. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or http://www.gutenberg.net him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Translator: David Wyllie use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and smiled. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come indeed suffering enough. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax him to spare Gregor's life. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the sight of this and all its noise. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without still just a child after all, and really might not have had an slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal down the room. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Foundation good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.E. 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He really did want - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in same room with him with the windows closed. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door certainty. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than status with the IRS. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into http://gutenberg.net/license). belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really consciousness. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his himself. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and disappear. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime disappear. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Translated by David Wyllie. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: dry-eyed at the table. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of receipt of the work. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he a sign that of that there was no question. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was not a loss but a great advantage. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it