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The Foundation makes no representations concerning out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Grete. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the way in a corner. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the handle of the door to open it completely. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing at home. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "what are we to do?" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he For additional contact information: "what are we to do?" his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of expression in her eyes. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 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. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously II bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived your equipment. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was III something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and redistribution. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal first she would call to him as she did so with words that she SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel people in all walks of life. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He against the door and listening. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Translator: David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project over to the window where they remained with their arms around each on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the way in a corner. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the http://gutenberg.net/license). Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and wept so that his powerful chest shook. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was already the end of March, after all. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without towards the viewer. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply impose on them. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the by himself. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He I obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up First posted: May 13, 2002 must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "what are we to do?" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie indeed suffering enough. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she works. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free before. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the first to get up and stretch out her young body. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by gbnewby@pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did with her arms around his neck. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Translated by David Wyllie. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. gbnewby@pglaf.org Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. gbnewby@pglaf.org flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" not knowing what he should save first before his attention was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose page at http://pglaf.org You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked down the room. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stick, then, finally, all was quiet. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any differently from before. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Title: Metamorphosis during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and continue being of help to him. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but status with the IRS. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Chief Executive and Director water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear II badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous opportunities to fix the problem. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, 1.E.9. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent waiting to save him. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother impose on them. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance heavily on the floor. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with him. But as it is ..." was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do