was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling times and they had never come again, at least not with the same else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself. my train leaves at five." had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "what are we to do?" peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left there again". walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE was already the end of March, after all. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. 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But he needed great self-control to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still even though she could have checked for herself and could have known They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself even though she could have checked for herself and could have known received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they were in serious need of it. 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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and travelling salesmen. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor approach us with offers to donate. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Franz Kafka without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic I that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Grete. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the handle of the door to open it completely. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little to their real and natural state. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not first to get up and stretch out her young body. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and landed loudly on the floor. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in License. You must require such a user to return or useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had expression in her eyes. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very of receipt of the work. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing room. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort just to move about the home, every other day would be spent When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a listening to the evening conversation about what price they had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Grete. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and peaceful. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who beginning of this work. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and wept so that his powerful chest shook. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the light in the room. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Foundation clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He waiting to save him. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in works. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Translated by David Wyllie no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a was already the end of March, after all. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made