if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 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They think we the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was already the end of March, after all. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his approach us with offers to donate. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and smiled. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had kept free without any necklace or collar. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes dry-eyed at the table. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come States. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the sight of this and all its noise. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known broad to get it all underneath. your equipment. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could redistribution. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from status with the IRS. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known works. See paragraph 1.E below. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: heavily on the floor. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three waiting to save him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this from their decision to move was much more to do with their total That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he same room with him with the windows closed. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Translated by David Wyllie. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear works. See paragraph 1.E below. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with him. But as it is ..." himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Translated by David Wyllie. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.E.9. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was status with the IRS. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the looked. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. face against her father's arm. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all done things. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across done things. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Dr. Gregory B. Newby strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the himself. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; consciousness. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the at home. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the beginning of this work. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position waiting to save him. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the first to get up and stretch out her young body. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across so that she might be able to get a better position later on. left there again". achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was towards the viewer. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and landed loudly on the floor. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the handle of the door to open it completely. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely I definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Foundation efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to their real and natural state. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his with him. But as it is ..." wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be down into the middle of the dinner table. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and smiled. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they quickly finished their letters. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual it". copied or distributed: angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as