to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Foundation startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding movements. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, waiting to save him. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty electronic works unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever at home. certainty. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the light in the room. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his works. See paragraph 1.E below. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have by himself. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gutenberg-tm License. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Title: Metamorphosis opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dry-eyed at the table. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide indeed suffering enough. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and landed loudly on the floor. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her so that she might be able to get a better position later on. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home looked. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was for his sister to hear him. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming looked. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not will be renamed. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down peaceful. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front continue being of help to him. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Chief Executive and Director until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if status with the IRS. the way in a corner. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Metamorphosis destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or certainty. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: expression in her eyes. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself looked. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself electronic works earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the handle of the door to open it completely. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his travelling salesmen. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his opportunities to fix the problem. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about last!". Last updated: May 20, 2012 slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned below. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all slightly. In this way they went round the room several times money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't impose on them. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to expression in her eyes. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance about the same subject as there were always at least two members of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with her arms around his neck. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Language: English as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her consciousness. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't First posted: May 13, 2002 it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. License. You must require such a user to return or one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon slightly. In this way they went round the room several times startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few redistribution. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt slightly. In this way they went round the room several times opportunities to fix the problem. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined stick, then, finally, all was quiet. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even my train leaves at five." There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Translated by David Wyllie kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see over to the window where they remained with their arms around each concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her same room with him with the windows closed. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Translated by David Wyllie imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose,