pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the peaceful. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his face against her father's arm. the sight of this and all its noise. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill at home. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room I mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably people in all walks of life. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Literary Archive Foundation some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movements. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Translated by David Wyllie. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 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 father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but down the room. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he License. You must require such a user to return or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking between all the easier". but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was already the end of March, after all. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation broad to get it all underneath. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and smiled. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by below. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.E.9. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be travelling salesmen. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and by himself. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest greatest consideration so that his family could bear the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again status with the IRS. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, III careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Section 4. 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He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round redistribution. a sign that of that there was no question. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Author: Franz Kafka a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the First posted: May 13, 2002 to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to http://gutenberg.net/license). suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Translated by David Wyllie. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could down into the middle of the dinner table. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they quickly finished their letters. came back. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was before. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his copied or distributed: smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as below. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the electronic works while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, copied or distributed: hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could continue being of help to him. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there without anything decisive happening, without even giving the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Translator: David Wyllie speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as differently from before. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project consciousness. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: for his sister to hear him. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered