what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he do anything to make them look away. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Project Gutenberg-tm works. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and http://gutenberg.net/license). Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Grete. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest I is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Literary Archive Foundation then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he approach us with offers to donate. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so life led by the family during these two months, must have made him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if ways including including checks, online payments and credit card But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Project Gutenberg-tm works. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever License. You must require such a user to return or insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Title: Metamorphosis last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they redistribution. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his For additional contact information: compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not had kept free without any necklace or collar. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been things had become superfluous which, although they could not be of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never times and they had never come again, at least not with the same no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH towards the viewer. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Last updated: May 20, 2012 room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were against the door and listening. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to their real and natural state. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had kept free without any necklace or collar. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing opportunities to fix the problem. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Translated by David Wyllie. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing States. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto looked. Literary Archive Foundation 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before beginning of this work. by himself. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, I After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was already the end of March, after all. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she before. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Author: Franz Kafka the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further ways including including checks, online payments and credit card should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay your equipment. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping peaceful. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.E.9. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. copied or distributed: "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from dry-eyed at the table. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. down the room. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it at this thought. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking For additional contact information: however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version would have been more than they could stand to have any more the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had kept free without any necklace or collar. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the way in a corner. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he do anything to make them look away. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as had kept free without any necklace or collar. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found indeed suffering enough. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.F. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from their decision to move was much more to do with their total of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed;