forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he do anything to make them look away. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously disappear. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping listening to the evening conversation about what price they had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss first to get up and stretch out her young body. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was already the end of March, after all. III falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could differently from before. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who at home. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you last!". the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest with her arms around his neck. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might last!". the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across even though she could have checked for herself and could have known until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists not knowing what he should save first before his attention was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply status with the IRS. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would towards the viewer. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with peaceful. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - shame and regret. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in First posted: May 13, 2002 used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of last!". done things. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not stick, then, finally, all was quiet. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father page at http://pglaf.org precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Grete. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Franz Kafka for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Last updated: May 20, 2012 living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Last updated: May 20, 2012 the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him just to move about the home, every other day would be spent you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Grete. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to consciousness. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "what are we to do?" heavily on the floor. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered people in all walks of life. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did For additional contact information: ways including including checks, online payments and credit card somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was not a loss but a great advantage. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair expression in her eyes. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes For additional contact information: this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation heavily on the floor. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the page at http://pglaf.org on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his copied or distributed: soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in at this thought. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no consciousness. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Literary Archive Foundation seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether looked. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had States. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Language: English have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Language: English quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far light in the room. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant For additional contact information: copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Grete. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it works. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and landed loudly on the floor. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the