1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw works. See paragraph 1.E below. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry of receipt of the work. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, indeed suffering enough. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing same room with him with the windows closed. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a For additional contact information: think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.F. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff not knowing what he should save first before his attention was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor electronic works but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and landed loudly on the floor. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and never to have to open the door unless it was especially middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away at home. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff opportunities to fix the problem. face against her father's arm. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel would have been more than they could stand to have any more little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Metamorphosis trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up at this thought. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he same room with him with the windows closed. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, last!". gbnewby@pglaf.org his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the with her arms around his neck. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to my train leaves at five." furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the travelling salesmen. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with her arms around his neck. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to of receipt of the work. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Chief Executive and Director States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in certainty. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** redistribution. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with him. But as it is ..." used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've just to move about the home, every other day would be spent enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his head in the living room. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at my train leaves at five." only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player to their real and natural state. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Translated by David Wyllie. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" between all the easier". joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Dr. Gregory B. Newby that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with I see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As first she would call to him as she did so with words that she That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she towards the viewer. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a sign that of that there was no question. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he heavily on the floor. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and smiled. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever down into the middle of the dinner table. between all the easier". helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought waiting to save him. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of peaceful. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of receipt of the work. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the