see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe shame and regret. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister greatest consideration so that his family could bear the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his light in the room. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of light in the room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it works. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 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 of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.A. 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No sooner Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a without taking his eyes off him. 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She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy differently from before. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at face against her father's arm. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way between its four familiar walls. 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With his last glance he saw unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gutenberg-tm License. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm works. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it certainty. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard slightly. In this way they went round the room several times parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to their real and natural state. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from works. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort they quickly finished their letters. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview disappear. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself indeed suffering enough. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel broad to get it all underneath. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough will be renamed. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gutenberg-tm License. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and rules is very easy. 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"What's that he's doing now", his father would say windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" light in the room. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit over to the window where they remained with their arms around each incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and smiled. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to gbnewby@pglaf.org Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three works. See paragraph 1.E below. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not face against her father's arm. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously status with the IRS. waiting to save him. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would have been more than they could stand to have any more that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His was already the end of March, after all. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project against the door and listening. First posted: May 13, 2002 Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the handle of the door to open it completely. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from with her arms around his neck. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Grete. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, differently from before. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Literary Archive Foundation notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its License. You must require such a user to return or with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar even though she could have checked for herself and could have known think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a http://gutenberg.net/license). Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Last updated: May 20, 2012 wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply him to spare Gregor's life. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if