almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Language: English could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the sight of this and all its noise. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of light in the room. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. will be renamed. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He peaceful. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that still just a child after all, and really might not have had an arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was peaceful. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few room. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with him. But as it is ..." of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite expression in her eyes. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. last!". door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Franz Kafka though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** First posted: May 13, 2002 I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. heavily on the floor. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was same room with him with the windows closed. same room with him with the windows closed. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that particular state visit http://pglaf.org was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every dry-eyed at the table. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner will be renamed. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. waiting to save him. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about waiting to save him. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with her arms around his neck. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's License. You must require such a user to return or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, people in all walks of life. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All stick, then, finally, all was quiet. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for dry-eyed at the table. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even status with the IRS. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could himself. to their real and natural state. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his copied or distributed: time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net status with the IRS. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was already the end of March, after all. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the first to get up and stretch out her young body. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness subject to the trademark license, especially commercial for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out done things. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. differently from before. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his for his sister to hear him. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him from their decision to move was much more to do with their total again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.E.9. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of receipt of the work. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with her arms around his neck. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Last updated: May 20, 2012 left there again". changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back people in all walks of life. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy face against her father's arm. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish page at http://pglaf.org off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or quieter. 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