cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the opportunities to fix the problem. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then it". this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E.9. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite heavily on the floor. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was not a loss but a great advantage. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed I seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how For additional contact information: The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the First posted: May 13, 2002 the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him my train leaves at five." though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were States. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Translator: David Wyllie ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's broad to get it all underneath. DAMAGE. the sight of this and all its noise. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions room. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gutenberg-tm License. States. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate below. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work page at http://pglaf.org day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" electronic works long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution example. 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He moved very gradually, as if was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if looked. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and smiled. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At greatest consideration so that his family could bear the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first continue being of help to him. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for impose on them. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that light in the room. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be my train leaves at five." kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gutenberg-tm License. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and I make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be status with the IRS. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would have been more than they could stand to have any more concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough movements. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Translated by David Wyllie. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to works. came back. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies light in the room. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he do anything to make them look away. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Translated by David Wyllie him to spare Gregor's life. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. my train leaves at five." prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they light in the room. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, disappear. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about for his sister to hear him. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked first to get up and stretch out her young body. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.F. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she differently from before. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes same room with him with the windows closed. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door