work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed redistribution. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on your equipment. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with down into the middle of the dinner table. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to himself. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Translator: David Wyllie a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have against the door and listening. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, works. See paragraph 1.E below. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Translated by David Wyllie. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Project Gutenberg-tm works. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a DAMAGE. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" a sign that of that there was no question. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards people in all walks of life. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him left there again". bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just first to get up and stretch out her young body. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort page at http://pglaf.org LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to dry-eyed at the table. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance down the room. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way with her arms around his neck. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, left there again". opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had page at http://pglaf.org on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He towards the viewer. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff without anything decisive happening, without even giving the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project last!". his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was already the end of March, after all. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's last!". recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Translated by David Wyllie. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to their real and natural state. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt left there again". 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the License. You must require such a user to return or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his people in all walks of life. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Literary Archive Foundation form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats works. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in so that she might be able to get a better position later on. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating below. peaceful. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she consciousness. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came by himself. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his page at http://pglaf.org business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project page at http://pglaf.org she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked use, and placed it beside them. 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The woman most likely meant to fetch the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty copied or distributed: before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in looked. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact gbnewby@pglaf.org you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Translated by David Wyllie. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first