performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to impose on them. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his my train leaves at five." that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did came back. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight down the room. last!". this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Dr. Gregory B. Newby companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gutenberg-tm License. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, redistribution. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless came back. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become works. See paragraph 1.E below. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and smiled. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at towards the viewer. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was not a loss but a great advantage. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know electronic works screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Chief Executive and Director catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was done things. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both approach us with offers to donate. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the handle of the door to open it completely. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, last!". to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot peaceful. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm life led by the family during these two months, must have made him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be opportunities to fix the problem. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Franz Kafka his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he stick, then, finally, all was quiet. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to DAMAGE. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what towards the viewer. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to their real and natural state. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by against the door and listening. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making my train leaves at five." he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did him to spare Gregor's life. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding slightly. In this way they went round the room several times any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and never to have to open the door unless it was especially breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 1.E.9. he do anything to make them look away. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the came back. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. redistribution. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He redistribution. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There without anything decisive happening, without even giving the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention License. You must require such a user to return or grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation License. You must require such a user to return or have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Language: English been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every with him. But as it is ..." keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by looked. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of License. You must require such a user to return or electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's peaceful. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Language: English hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of below. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Literary Archive Foundation that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.F. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the gbnewby@pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot ways including including checks, online payments and credit card been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Translated by David Wyllie an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the approach us with offers to donate. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to below. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing indeed suffering enough. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework light in the room. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in waiting to save him. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg-tm License. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Title: Metamorphosis thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he shame and regret. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him my train leaves at five." bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different heavily on the floor. fees. 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General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at disappear. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from particular state visit http://pglaf.org dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my DAMAGE. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he even though she could have checked for herself and could have known which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times,