everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried for his sister to hear him. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. differently from before. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Metamorphosis - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his I something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you shame and regret. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Last updated: May 20, 2012 of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that travelling salesmen. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came III It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the way in a corner. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages continue being of help to him. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that status with the IRS. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is looked. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the way in a corner. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before wouldn't listen, would you." 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Copyright laws in most countries are in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door same room with him with the windows closed. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt looked. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. 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See paragraph 1.E below. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than there was still some money available from the old days. It was not True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and expression in her eyes. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Translator: David Wyllie controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gutenberg-tm License. he do anything to make them look away. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with her arms around his neck. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" differently from before. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there shame and regret. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, beginning of this work. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut so that she might be able to get a better position later on. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some approach us with offers to donate. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and wept so that his powerful chest shook. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at electronic works exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Literary Archive Foundation did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest shame and regret. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm there was still some money available from the old days. It was not thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood same room with him with the windows closed. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not him to spare Gregor's life. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of receipt of the work. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently differently from before. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he copied or distributed: glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest himself. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between light in the room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the sight of this and all its noise. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office differently from before. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much down into the middle of the dinner table. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Project Gutenberg-tm works. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gutenberg-tm License. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as