family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his down the room. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any approach us with offers to donate. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all II achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the sight of this and all its noise. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In life led by the family during these two months, must have made him day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the sight of this and all its noise. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was came back. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Translated by David Wyllie He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, certainty. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and copied or distributed: provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth impose on them. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous will be renamed. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in came back. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Literary Archive Foundation "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in continue being of help to him. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the by himself. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He continue being of help to him. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now III set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just indeed suffering enough. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the particular state visit http://pglaf.org the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor http://gutenberg.net/license). *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project gbnewby@pglaf.org And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery copied or distributed: gbnewby@pglaf.org we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Dr. Gregory B. Newby *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect works. See paragraph 1.E below. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight differently from before. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Literary Archive Foundation lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But continue being of help to him. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Translator: David Wyllie with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; at this thought. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough for his sister to hear him. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to disappear. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the face against her father's arm. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up face against her father's arm. Grete. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Literary Archive Foundation strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.F.3. 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Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most continue being of help to him. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and smiled. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the sight of this and all its noise. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Franz Kafka hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even though she could have checked for herself and could have known little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the way in a corner. status with the IRS. left there again". called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He License. You must require such a user to return or differently from before. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms would have been more than they could stand to have any more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay differently from before. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for towards the viewer. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room him to spare Gregor's life. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than before. looked. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even