to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." light in the room. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had your equipment. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. last!". to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gutenberg-tm License. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself times and they had never come again, at least not with the same especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just status with the IRS. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Translator: David Wyllie it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised still just a child after all, and really might not have had an screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the approach us with offers to donate. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family redistribution. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote him to spare Gregor's life. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think a sign that of that there was no question. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly movements. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was for his sister to hear him. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a sign that of that there was no question. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the way in a corner. gbnewby@pglaf.org next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the himself. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Translated by David Wyllie. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined redistribution. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of receipt of the work. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the waiting to save him. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.E.9. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or dry-eyed at the table. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving certainty. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to of receipt of the work. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my electronic works When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Literary Archive Foundation shame and regret. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the sight of this and all its noise. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible License. You must require such a user to return or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might towards the viewer. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stick, then, finally, all was quiet. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would left there again". been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about had kept free without any necklace or collar. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in waiting to save him. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the handle of the door to open it completely. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon works. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she him to spare Gregor's life. expression in her eyes. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Grete. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone works. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Translated by David Wyllie away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. States. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak at this thought. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been at home. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was works. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he do anything to make them look away. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and