active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On movements. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly so that she might be able to get a better position later on. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose heavily on the floor. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he would have been more than they could stand to have any more from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite copied or distributed: "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped times and they had never come again, at least not with the same carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "what are we to do?" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. DAMAGE. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to disappear. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gutenberg-tm License. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movements. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There disappear. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without looked. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if peaceful. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague a sign that of that there was no question. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him to spare Gregor's life. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how down the room. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just http://gutenberg.net/license). found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was already the end of March, after all. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy it". and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite License. You must require such a user to return or travelling salesmen. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.F. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; gbnewby@pglaf.org he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay beginning of this work. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to their real and natural state. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another For additional contact information: some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many indeed suffering enough. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might greatest consideration so that his family could bear the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Translated by David Wyllie. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Franz Kafka her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Translated by David Wyllie until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break stick, then, finally, all was quiet. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the your equipment. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and I watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Chief Executive and Director Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium down the room. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to it". To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total between all the easier". to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and against the door and listening. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of below. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and indeed suffering enough. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once