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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried my train leaves at five." sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to had kept free without any necklace or collar. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Language: English With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Language: English still just a child after all, and really might not have had an stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a donations. 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And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Translated by David Wyllie mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. DAMAGE. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, towards the viewer. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about so that she might be able to get a better position later on. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present shame and regret. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been people in all walks of life. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn a sign that of that there was no question. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she last!". but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the with her arms around his neck. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Translated by David Wyllie. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands light in the room. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to copied or distributed: happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was dry-eyed at the table. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to III about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls so that she might be able to get a better position later on. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never impose on them. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've certainty. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and beginning of this work. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees down into the middle of the dinner table. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.9. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further for his sister to hear him. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Translator: David Wyllie remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already opportunities to fix the problem. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with him. But as it is ..." freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of opportunities to fix the problem. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was already the end of March, after all. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, him to spare Gregor's life. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Language: English listening to the evening conversation about what price they had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of receipt of the work. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself just to move about the home, every other day would be spent anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Foundation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming impose on them. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - down into the middle of the dinner table. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Translated by David Wyllie all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here even though she could have checked for herself and could have known pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be For additional contact information: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Franz Kafka received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Last updated: May 20, 2012 enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Dr. Gregory B. Newby body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in