do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, First posted: May 13, 2002 sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally all go silent. 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Nor would he ever wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him to spare Gregor's life. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.3. 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All he had done was begin to turn round so that he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother stick, then, finally, all was quiet. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of receipt of the work. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his works. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions listening to the evening conversation about what price they had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But before. done things. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they quickly finished their letters. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.E.9. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in that his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" travelling salesmen. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. approach us with offers to donate. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me over to the window where they remained with their arms around each she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work your equipment. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with peaceful. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the status with the IRS. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of receipt of the work. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had before. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she impose on them. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of For additional contact information: with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Translated by David Wyllie. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when between all the easier". reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared at home. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would ways including including checks, online payments and credit card clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg-tm License. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: before. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move heavily on the floor. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling just to move about the home, every other day would be spent highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. works. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief License. You must require such a user to return or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any continue being of help to him. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or DAMAGE. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, redistribution. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to face against her father's arm. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at II trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if at home. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing impose on them. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper I as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and smiled. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can light in the room. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.F. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still