copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been stick, then, finally, all was quiet. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the way in a corner. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change http://www.gutenberg.net himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Translated by David Wyllie. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a people in all walks of life. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Literary Archive Foundation there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt was already the end of March, after all. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and landed loudly on the floor. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Translated by David Wyllie moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.F. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for heavily on the floor. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Translator: David Wyllie to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Metamorphosis said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was 1.E.9. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present first she would call to him as she did so with words that she him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been electronic works against the door and listening. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and approach us with offers to donate. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his redistribution. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to their real and natural state. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword my train leaves at five." to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Dr. Gregory B. Newby prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. below. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very done things. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, consciousness. himself. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was already the end of March, after all. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would have been more than they could stand to have any more falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Translator: David Wyllie certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it works. See paragraph 1.E below. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard ways including including checks, online payments and credit card injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player came back. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. shame and regret. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Chief Executive and Director themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do first to get up and stretch out her young body. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not subject to the trademark license, especially commercial in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way http://www.gutenberg.net he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again http://www.gutenberg.net unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the would have been more than they could stand to have any more permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing waiting to save him. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Foundation see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall 1.E.9. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot 1.F. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he