was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project works. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Language: English rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his electronic works see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and landed loudly on the floor. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his people in all walks of life. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa continue being of help to him. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention peaceful. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had face against her father's arm. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 1.F. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up about the same subject as there were always at least two members of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a continue being of help to him. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Translated by David Wyllie destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different gbnewby@pglaf.org word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white approach us with offers to donate. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and wept so that his powerful chest shook. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it". finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I face against her father's arm. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Dr. Gregory B. Newby suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one him to spare Gregor's life. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Dr. Gregory B. Newby corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the way in a corner. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say particular state visit http://pglaf.org about the same subject as there were always at least two members of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "what are we to do?" bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the particular state visit http://pglaf.org towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any travelling salesmen. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her at this thought. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the below. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the III was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. travelling salesmen. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Title: Metamorphosis now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples gbnewby@pglaf.org planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might first to get up and stretch out her young body. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in particular state visit http://pglaf.org speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; status with the IRS. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself copied or distributed: violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still left there again". WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of people in all walks of life. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from it". great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a sign that of that there was no question. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing