This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should greatest consideration so that his family could bear the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but DAMAGE. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of receipt of the work. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had kept free without any necklace or collar. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite at this thought. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of peaceful. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and landed loudly on the floor. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her left there again". quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Language: English he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not particular state visit http://pglaf.org opportunities to fix the problem. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding http://www.gutenberg.net light in the room. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed will be renamed. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Dr. Gregory B. Newby electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and would have been more than they could stand to have any more feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out people in all walks of life. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers waiting to save him. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him waiting to save him. heavily on the floor. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the handle of the door to open it completely. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but by himself. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. For additional contact information: early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a himself. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.F. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on it! If only his sister were here! 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"Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the lock with his mouth. 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They had the tram, filled with warm efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version over to the window where they remained with their arms around each if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be him to spare Gregor's life. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of must have been somebody in the flat. 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"Getting up early all the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Foundation the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, between all the easier". the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours a sign that of that there was no question. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their against the door and listening. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. below. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Translated by David Wyllie. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It I anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Translator: David Wyllie He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up was already the end of March, after all. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all put into extreme danger. 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It was clear that no-one would Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the