a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in came back. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with him. But as it is ..." Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door still just a child after all, and really might not have had an And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Chief Executive and Director the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy waiting to save him. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work he do anything to make them look away. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was already the end of March, after all. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any without anything decisive happening, without even giving the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gutenberg-tm License. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be certainty. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and landed loudly on the floor. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like so that she might be able to get a better position later on. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm first to get up and stretch out her young body. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.F. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to their real and natural state. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and landed loudly on the floor. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Language: English they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees For additional contact information: angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the sight of this and all its noise. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across my train leaves at five." "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing down into the middle of the dinner table. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been movements. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Translator: David Wyllie would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to down the room. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, certainty. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many DAMAGE. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, face against her father's arm. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 1.F. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works left there again". to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the redistribution. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared particular state visit http://pglaf.org wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Dr. Gregory B. Newby control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was not a loss but a great advantage. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. http://www.gutenberg.net and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what things had become superfluous which, although they could not be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in heavily on the floor. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the III folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would