feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. broad to get it all underneath. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Literary Archive Foundation which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few continue being of help to him. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could I below. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Translated by David Wyllie furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room it". pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his travelling salesmen. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project is working with his fretsaw. 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On hearing all this, his sister would break That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he by himself. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered there was still some money available from the old days. It was not through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.E.9. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his a sign that of that there was no question. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of III badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side before. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in beginning of this work. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his III eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the http://gutenberg.net/license). again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a sign that of that there was no question. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "what are we to do?" "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the beginning of this work. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had with him. But as it is ..." Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project below. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the disappear. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with him. But as it is ..." first to get up and stretch out her young body. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Franz Kafka teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the at this thought. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the him to spare Gregor's life. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto stick, then, finally, all was quiet. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown he do anything to make them look away. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Project Gutenberg-tm works. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at first to get up and stretch out her young body. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; your equipment. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who States. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and III breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you movements. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the disappear. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had first to get up and stretch out her young body. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as For additional contact information: to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the shame and regret. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Foundation Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new between all the easier". Grete. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of done things. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place at this thought. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy expression in her eyes. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room first she would call to him as she did so with words that she made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and landed loudly on the floor. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on peaceful. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth II