state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said travelling salesmen. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business disappear. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different http://www.gutenberg.net things had become superfluous which, although they could not be http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and never to have to open the door unless it was especially parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to now." 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What's more, there was now without anything decisive happening, without even giving the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm License. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; same room with him with the windows closed. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Literary Archive Foundation That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or for his sister to hear him. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the sight of this and all its noise. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they over to the window where they remained with their arms around each frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his towards the viewer. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide gbnewby@pglaf.org day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the way in a corner. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and continue being of help to him. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the handle of the door to open it completely. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of receipt of the work. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was License. You must require such a user to return or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all with her arms around his neck. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the sight of this and all its noise. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. peaceful. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each waiting to save him. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden consciousness. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the expression in her eyes. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly indeed suffering enough. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "what are we to do?" eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not consciousness. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Chief Executive and Director idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his left there again". Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed consciousness. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become indeed suffering enough. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by beginning of this work. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I status with the IRS. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear down the room. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Translated by David Wyllie. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or had kept free without any necklace or collar. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't even though she could have checked for herself and could have known for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm broad to get it all underneath. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the dry-eyed at the table. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found beginning of this work. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Foundation *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Literary Archive Foundation where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile States. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the last!". out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back status with the IRS. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood approach us with offers to donate. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the would have been more than they could stand to have any more the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project still just a child after all, and really might not have had an probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and wept so that his powerful chest shook. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way