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You may copy it, give it away or become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works broad to get it all underneath. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of first to get up and stretch out her young body. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was over to the window where they remained with their arms around each they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but with him. But as it is ..." sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. my train leaves at five." all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without against the door and listening. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their between all the easier". hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At life led by the family during these two months, must have made him providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we so that she might be able to get a better position later on. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work against the door and listening. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gutenberg-tm License. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Franz Kafka any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the status with the IRS. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while between all the easier". was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day same room with him with the windows closed. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the same room with him with the windows closed. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the towards the viewer. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), continue being of help to him. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers opportunities to fix the problem. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be against the door and listening. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his impose on them. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with her arms around his neck. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Translated by David Wyllie. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of III that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of electronic works room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's First posted: May 13, 2002 from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the expression in her eyes. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. movements. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the done things. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good that throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it expression in her eyes. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Translated by David Wyllie. first to get up and stretch out her young body. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily between all the easier". to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the consciousness. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Translated by David Wyllie. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something disappear. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. III and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully for him to move. 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If you are redistributing or providing access to a work like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at gbnewby@pglaf.org day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had at home. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they