1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Metamorphosis this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living room. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be consciousness. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no down the room. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" peaceful. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with him. But as it is ..." He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free listening to the evening conversation about what price they had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way http://www.gutenberg.net remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined times and they had never come again, at least not with the same held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when *** START: FULL LICENSE *** fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed my train leaves at five." of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with him. But as it is ..." subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite him to spare Gregor's life. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Literary Archive Foundation around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after was already the end of March, after all. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever over to the window where they remained with their arms around each where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided copied or distributed: time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as down into the middle of the dinner table. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and same room with him with the windows closed. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Grete. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Last updated: May 20, 2012 just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but light in the room. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at at this thought. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the way in a corner. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still room. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if First posted: May 13, 2002 concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Franz Kafka 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" broad to get it all underneath. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been first to get up and stretch out her young body. First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every shame and regret. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself travelling salesmen. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change beginning of this work. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more light in the room. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project http://gutenberg.net/license). has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It at this thought. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite beginning of this work. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and landed loudly on the floor. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and never to have to open the door unless it was especially keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying himself. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and him to spare Gregor's life. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Chief Executive and Director Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and never to have to open the door unless it was especially little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a redistribution. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Section 4. 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Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. will be renamed. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.F. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in III consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. 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Then, however much mother and sister would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk works. See paragraph 1.E below. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and certainty. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while without anything decisive happening, without even giving the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a License. You must require such a user to return or not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Translated by David Wyllie different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same first to get up and stretch out her young body. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, impose on them. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague