1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it from their decision to move was much more to do with their total wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go face against her father's arm. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money subject to the trademark license, especially commercial not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that light in the room. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. 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One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was a sign that of that there was no question. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it". any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many from their decision to move was much more to do with their total entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of by himself. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had kept free without any necklace or collar. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Translator: David Wyllie violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, approach us with offers to donate. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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The two women immediately did as he said, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important for his sister to hear him. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Literary Archive Foundation could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange between all the easier". wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to for his sister to hear him. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), my train leaves at five." afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Chief Executive and Director the music and his sister with the violin. 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His father went back to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay indeed suffering enough. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All about the same subject as there were always at least two members of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" people in all walks of life. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly III was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his looked. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she shame and regret. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had future. 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Then he lay his head on States. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There just to move about the home, every other day would be spent a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every same room with him with the windows closed. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with her arms around his neck. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had kept free without any necklace or collar. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Language: English a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner redistribution. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. light in the room. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a sign that of that there was no question. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, between all the easier". he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was already the end of March, after all. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had people in all walks of life. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; came back. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out people in all walks of life. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to their real and natural state. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" works. See paragraph 1.E below. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Translated by David Wyllie key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving against the door and listening. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the page at http://pglaf.org address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Translator: David Wyllie was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Title: Metamorphosis to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" differently from before. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Translated by David Wyllie. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was not a loss but a great advantage. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he approach us with offers to donate. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the status with the IRS. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who