boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that approach us with offers to donate. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "what are we to do?" too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up over to the window where they remained with their arms around each WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - License. You must require such a user to return or some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had looked. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without about the same subject as there were always at least two members of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Dr. Gregory B. Newby door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room by himself. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been still just a child after all, and really might not have had an for his sister to hear him. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the same room with him with the windows closed. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Literary Archive Foundation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was not a loss but a great advantage. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister slightly. In this way they went round the room several times made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against expression in her eyes. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground at this thought. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at even though she could have checked for herself and could have known collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and movements. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with him. But as it is ..." the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 1.F. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** beginning of this work. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Grete. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should with her arms around his neck. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. last!". wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Translated by David Wyllie. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To with her arms around his neck. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was already the end of March, after all. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the works. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E.9. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it". stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the expression in her eyes. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? broad to get it all underneath. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to waiting to save him. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples between all the easier". travelling salesmen. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Chief Executive and Director uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Dr. Gregory B. Newby couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the at home. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would gbnewby@pglaf.org 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email down the room. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Chief Executive and Director and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in impose on them. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his a sign that of that there was no question. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest listening to the evening conversation about what price they had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "what are we to do?" but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The him to spare Gregor's life. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked