consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. II 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the works. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ways including including checks, online payments and credit card couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages travelling salesmen. 1.F. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works greatest consideration so that his family could bear the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were done things. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in certainty. before. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they quickly finished their letters. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** II left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a down into the middle of the dinner table. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that approach us with offers to donate. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Translator: David Wyllie again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered License. You must require such a user to return or 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" redistribution. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" http://gutenberg.net/license). especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. continue being of help to him. was not a loss but a great advantage. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Dr. Gregory B. Newby flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had between all the easier". pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Literary Archive Foundation word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed so that she might be able to get a better position later on. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and landed loudly on the floor. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but heavily on the floor. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear first to get up and stretch out her young body. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his http://www.gutenberg.net situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the peaceful. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was not a loss but a great advantage. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by towards the viewer. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the looked. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and against the door and listening. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of approach us with offers to donate. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at without anything decisive happening, without even giving the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in looked. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut against the door and listening. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I just to move about the home, every other day would be spent first she would call to him as she did so with words that she electronic works more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto *** START: FULL LICENSE *** said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a consciousness. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of receipt of the work. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him by himself. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange indeed suffering enough. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him page at http://pglaf.org listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, II redistribution. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor disappear. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Translated by David Wyllie. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after License. You must require such a user to return or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can First posted: May 13, 2002 main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was by himself. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies came back.