all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. 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Email contact links and up to date contact he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping at this thought. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for my train leaves at five." finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final people in all walks of life. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had done things. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round left there again". possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation heavily on the floor. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to their real and natural state. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been works. See paragraph 1.E below. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it my train leaves at five." and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Translated by David Wyllie. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Grete. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the way in a corner. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day III back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was not a loss but a great advantage. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.F. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his below. Dr. Gregory B. Newby they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only waiting to save him. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to their real and natural state. he do anything to make them look away. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after gbnewby@pglaf.org anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a my train leaves at five." impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, done things. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The a sign that of that there was no question. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the at home. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple over to the window where they remained with their arms around each she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe himself. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a consciousness. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.E.9. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying broad to get it all underneath. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and below. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was before. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked I even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do broad to get it all underneath. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on shame and regret. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and smiled. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see I photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance times and they had never come again, at least not with the same peaceful. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his would have been more than they could stand to have any more calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing towards the viewer. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure