assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as against the door and listening. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition left there again". with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation disappear. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Translator: David Wyllie dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. at home. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Language: English permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a sign that of that there was no question. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Metamorphosis with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had kept free without any necklace or collar. last!". inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his at home. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even http://gutenberg.net/license). It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow he do anything to make them look away. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm opportunities to fix the problem. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would II would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of receipt of the work. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the below. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and landed loudly on the floor. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any subject to the trademark license, especially commercial particular state visit http://pglaf.org was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might not knowing what he should save first before his attention was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the him to spare Gregor's life. broad to get it all underneath. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "what are we to do?" smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 1.E.9. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a continue being of help to him. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." disappear. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of room. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Translator: David Wyllie wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Metamorphosis been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, it". defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are III came back. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, travelling salesmen. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just gbnewby@pglaf.org mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.F. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment 1.E.9. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution for his sister to hear him. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and smiled. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days License. You must require such a user to return or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away times and they had never come again, at least not with the same before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. gbnewby@pglaf.org "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had your equipment. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic States. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked still just a child after all, and really might not have had an violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of electronic works came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they listening to the evening conversation about what price they had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face heavily on the floor. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to certainty. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the way in a corner. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that