was not a loss but a great advantage. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when down the room. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Foundation going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure my train leaves at five." very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at home. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make continue being of help to him. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Chief Executive and Director away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and dry-eyed at the table. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was down the room. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and never to have to open the door unless it was especially their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the had kept free without any necklace or collar. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his First posted: May 13, 2002 stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat impose on them. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation a sign that of that there was no question. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite movements. the sight of this and all its noise. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a sign that of that there was no question. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty heavily on the floor. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to shame and regret. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand http://gutenberg.net/license). could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that For additional contact information: he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Translated by David Wyllie left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they works. See paragraph 1.E below. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain against the door and listening. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Translator: David Wyllie the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Chief Executive and Director normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been disappear. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented face against her father's arm. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final *** START: FULL LICENSE *** family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 1.E.9. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked beginning of this work. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper there was still some money available from the old days. It was not been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by II would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with room. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where was already the end of March, after all. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in For additional contact information: press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All things had become superfluous which, although they could not be screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 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 much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in will be renamed. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that consciousness. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this