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You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing people in all walks of life. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Translated by David Wyllie. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he continue being of help to him. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been heavily on the floor. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sweetly. 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Her face was leant to one side, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Section 2. 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At times like this he would direct his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Translated by David Wyllie. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the continue being of help to him. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it over to the window where they remained with their arms around each while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Language: English the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they quickly finished their letters. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried off his desk! 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She immediately picked it up - using a rag, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking for his sister to hear him. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. waiting to save him. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and there were little balls of dust and filth. 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If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.1. 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I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do shut with her foot. 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I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his continue being of help to him. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he looked back for the last time. 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That was something that Gregor did not want to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times *** START: FULL LICENSE *** distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 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One of the legs had been badly bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become For additional contact information: friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Translated by David Wyllie. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of furniture away would really be any help to him. 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