naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slightly. In this way they went round the room several times LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with her arms around his neck. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh they quickly finished their letters. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and smiled. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three just to move about the home, every other day would be spent below. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply shame and regret. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to continue being of help to him. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. would have been more than they could stand to have any more less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the travelling salesmen. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Author: Franz Kafka himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it was not a loss but a great advantage. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his http://gutenberg.net/license). Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to light in the room. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little at this thought. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who States. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than works. See paragraph 1.E below. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked at home. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest License. You must require such a user to return or thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially indeed suffering enough. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of receipt of the work. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the For additional contact information: beginning of this work. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Title: Metamorphosis held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the way in a corner. approach us with offers to donate. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Grete. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few with him. But as it is ..." Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still differently from before. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was face against her father's arm. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was will be renamed. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we consciousness. same room with him with the windows closed. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, continue being of help to him. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his travelling salesmen. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father there was still some money available from the old days. It was not http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of my train leaves at five." Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it particular state visit http://pglaf.org eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without slightly. In this way they went round the room several times with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn waiting to save him. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was below. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the differently from before. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Literary Archive Foundation was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works,