Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner people in all walks of life. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived States. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" face against her father's arm. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at DAMAGE. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was not a loss but a great advantage. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" DAMAGE. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, beginning of this work. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first consciousness. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would first she would call to him as she did so with words that she unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite last!". suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the way in a corner. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong stick, then, finally, all was quiet. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, gbnewby@pglaf.org subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's redistribution. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do differently from before. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living methods and addresses. 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Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I disappear. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the handle of the door to open it completely. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and waiting to save him. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if he do anything to make them look away. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and copied or distributed: himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. same room with him with the windows closed. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa face against her father's arm. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to same room with him with the windows closed. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Project Gutenberg-tm works. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Author: Franz Kafka partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at home. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, gbnewby@pglaf.org "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. for his sister to hear him. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Grete. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy