see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work waiting to save him. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, copied or distributed: able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the For additional contact information: his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was done things. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other your equipment. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and gbnewby@pglaf.org collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an down into the middle of the dinner table. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, had kept free without any necklace or collar. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Literary Archive Foundation enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than opportunities to fix the problem. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door without anything decisive happening, without even giving the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing your equipment. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the will be renamed. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself between all the easier". receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared by himself. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." dry-eyed at the table. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was not a loss but a great advantage. Title: Metamorphosis between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door just to move about the home, every other day would be spent seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Author: Franz Kafka Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and smiled. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Translated by David Wyllie. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound certainty. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was *** START: FULL LICENSE *** room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at your equipment. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's particular state visit http://pglaf.org "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Franz Kafka samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after he do anything to make them look away. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned works. See paragraph 1.E below. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his left there again". be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in travelling salesmen. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the handle of the door to open it completely. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she continue being of help to him. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the beginning of this work. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on by himself. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there redistribution. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is disappear. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very would have been more than they could stand to have any more hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only consciousness. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not down into the middle of the dinner table. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had kept free without any necklace or collar. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 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 convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was first to get up and stretch out her young body. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Project Gutenberg-tm works. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had kept free without any necklace or collar. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm License. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. done things. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole same room with him with the windows closed. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from