light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. States. down the room. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and landed loudly on the floor. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and smiled. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Translated by David Wyllie frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled last!". one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked beginning of this work. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when peaceful. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the way in a corner. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he put into extreme danger. 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The clear sound the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Translated by David Wyllie. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty continue being of help to him. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Grete. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled at home. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Grete. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" by himself. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Project Gutenberg-tm works. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every same room with him with the windows closed. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was already the end of March, after all. certainty. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with page at http://pglaf.org with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, first to get up and stretch out her young body. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite opportunities to fix the problem. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. 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If the second copy His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could peaceful. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of for his sister to hear him. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving before. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: First posted: May 13, 2002 quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, face against her father's arm. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, beginning of this work. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his consciousness. License. You must require such a user to return or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister works. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can by himself. between all the easier". thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you dry-eyed at the table. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Franz Kafka drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep waiting to save him. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt last!". there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before between all the easier". other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had kept free without any necklace or collar. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm works. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and,