she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the differently from before. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was already the end of March, after all. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent electronic works they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and at home. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing first to get up and stretch out her young body. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough http://www.gutenberg.net both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was already the end of March, after all. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, certainty. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with him. But as it is ..." exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; License. You must require such a user to return or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to their real and natural state. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He dry-eyed at the table. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ my train leaves at five." do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the sight of this and all its noise. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention opportunities to fix the problem. Language: English nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without came back. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across III intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is at home. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon gbnewby@pglaf.org understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort III to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in left there again". joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time peaceful. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards waiting to save him. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure so that she might be able to get a better position later on. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother done things. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every works. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some certainty. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Translated by David Wyllie. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each by himself. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at same room with him with the windows closed. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to their real and natural state. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her same room with him with the windows closed. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a sign that of that there was no question. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the came back. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Translator: David Wyllie our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already DAMAGE. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have your equipment. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Project Gutenberg-tm works. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly heavily on the floor. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself III left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch approach us with offers to donate. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had