So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally For additional contact information: too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's indeed suffering enough. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between even though she could have checked for herself and could have known struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor before. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his beginning of this work. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the works. See paragraph 1.E below. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite at home. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm same room with him with the windows closed. at this thought. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at down into the middle of the dinner table. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he do anything to make them look away. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with him. But as it is ..." (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; before. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm came back. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 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 Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been impose on them. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.E.9. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in gbnewby@pglaf.org request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever movements. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she beginning of this work. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked first to get up and stretch out her young body. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to I make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if shame and regret. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had light in the room. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it certainty. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Chief Executive and Director that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be broad to get it all underneath. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth last!". could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front consciousness. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to their real and natural state. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Chief Executive and Director himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right waiting to save him. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they quickly finished their letters. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been down the room. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he I straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother http://www.gutenberg.net while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. good to eat. 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LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to