the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can indeed suffering enough. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded down into the middle of the dinner table. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised indeed suffering enough. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was my train leaves at five." success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to their real and natural state. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new him to spare Gregor's life. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that http://gutenberg.net/license). while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did consciousness. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good heavily on the floor. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or http://www.gutenberg.net been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it". Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement towards the viewer. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), by himself. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Translated by David Wyllie. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it face against her father's arm. Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", gbnewby@pglaf.org his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to First posted: May 13, 2002 the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object times and they had never come again, at least not with the same reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about over to the window where they remained with their arms around each it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor disappear. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him page at http://pglaf.org success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "what are we to do?" - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and never to have to open the door unless it was especially incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to had kept free without any necklace or collar. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder works. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think DAMAGE. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still done things. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the way in a corner. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to same room with him with the windows closed. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.F. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy opportunities to fix the problem. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. States. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa approach us with offers to donate. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt him to spare Gregor's life. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all my train leaves at five." indeed suffering enough. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly so that she might be able to get a better position later on. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Chief Executive and Director The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included my train leaves at five." more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any subject to the trademark license, especially commercial do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Translated by David Wyllie. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "what are we to do?" present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt